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Garrulous · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Discuss at least three ways that artists create compositional unity in a work, referring to specific works of art to support your statements.

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Question 2

Explain how artists use the elements of shape, color, texture, and value to create visual balance. Use at least two works of art from other chapters as examples of formal and informal balance.

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wtf444 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers will vary, but the different ways can include: (1) visual unity, through use of shape, line, color, and so on; and (2) conceptual unity, through use of ideas.

Answer to Question 2

Answers will vary, but students should note how elements fall along both sides of the vertical axis and how the balance created makes them feel.